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2 <br /> 1 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda <br /> 2 below.) <br /> 3 <br /> 4 3. Petitions by Board Members <br /> 5 Commissioner Pelissier said, now that the Board has approval from the Federal Transit <br /> 6 Administration for project development of the light rail project, she would like to re-petition for <br /> 7 Chair Jacobs to write a letter to the town of Chapel Hill requesting information about plans for <br /> 8 affordable housing. She said this is one of the criteria for moving forward, as it is important to <br /> 9 see what the plans are near and around the light rail. She said Chair Jacobs has done this <br /> 10 previously, but she would like to re-initiate the letter, because the Board did not get a response <br /> 11 from the Town of Chapel Hill. She said that perhaps a presentation could be requested at the <br /> 12 next meeting with the town. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Commissioner Rich said she wanted to recognize the fencing team at Chapel Hill High <br /> 15 School for winning the state championships this year. She would like to have a resolution of <br /> 16 recognition and have the team come to one of the proposed meeting dates on March 18th or <br /> 17 April 15 th <br /> 18 Chair Jacobs noted that the Chapel Hill girls' basketball team is in the quarterfinals and <br /> 19 is currently undefeated. He said there might be two teams to recognize. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Commissioner Price said she would like to add on to Commissioner Pelissier's petition. <br /> 22 She said she attended a NACo workshop to consider high opportunity areas for the light rail. <br /> 23 She asked that low and high opportunity areas for economic development and jobs be <br /> 24 considered as related to the light rail. <br /> 25 Chair Jacobs suggested this be expanded to include bus service and light rail. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Commissioner Dorosin arrived at 7:08. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Commissioner Gordon read her petition as follows: <br /> 30 <br /> 31 "On March 27, 2014 the Board of Commissioners (BOCC) will have a joint meeting with the <br /> 32 Town of Carrboro and Town of Chapel Hill. <br /> 33 The first part of that meeting will be a public hearing on two different text amendments to the <br /> 34 Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Agreement. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Following the hearing, there will be a non-public hearing agenda for the meeting. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 My petition is that an agenda item for the non-public hearing part of the meeting should be the <br /> 39 presentation of the proposed Agricultural Support Enterprises within the Rural Buffer. That <br /> 40 would be good background for understanding why the Joint Planning Agreement and Land Use <br /> 41 Plan are proposed to be changed. The agenda background material would be the 2030 <br /> 42 Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendments proposed <br /> 43 to establish a zoning program referred to as Agricultural Support Enterprises (ASE) with the <br /> 44 Rural Buffer, along with any other material that would be necessary to understand the <br /> 45 proposal." <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Chair Jacobs said he would like to petition for a presentation on the Board's social <br /> 48 justice goal since many of the Commissioners are new. He said it is not referenced often for <br /> 49 policy decisions, and it is important. <br /> 50 <br />